Making civics class relate more to students' lives is working in some US schools and could be fresh approach needed in NC.

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Laura Young fills out her ballot alongside her daughter Emma-June, 3 1/2, at Upward Elementary School in Henderson County on Election Day in November 2020. Colby Rabon / Carolina Public Press ...